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NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Volkswagen must pay an additional $154 million to California to settle state environmental charges in the latest penalty in the scandal over its use of emissions “defeat devices,” regulators announced Thursday. The sum is on top of $533 million VW already paid to California in the so-called dieselgate conspiracy, in which software allowed cars to pass emissions tests, while still spewing nitrogen oxide far above legal limits. “This payment […]
by Estelle PEARD Agence France-Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — Volkswagen is on track for dealing with the recall of cars involved in the “Dieselgate” emissions scandal but, longer-term, needs to regain the trust of its customers, its chief executive Matthias Mueller said Tuesday. His comments came as the EU and European consumer protection agencies hiked pressure on VW to fully compensate European clients over the affair. The Dieselgate scandal erupted in September 2015 when VW […]
by Christina NEUHAUS Agence France-Presse BERLIN, Germany (AFP) – Former Volkswagen boss Martin Winterkorn said Thursday that he did not know the beleaguered German auto giant was engaging in systematic emissions cheating until shortly before the scam broke. Winterkorn told a parliamentary committee into the “dieselgate” scandal that “total clarity was and is the order of the day”, and that he was still trying to understand how the scandal could have happened. The 69-year-old resigned […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Volkswagen AG said on Tuesday it had a “concrete draft” for a $4.3 billion deal to settle the US criminal case surrounding the emissions-cheating scandal known as “dieselgate.” The German automaker said it was in advanced discussions with the US Justice Department and US Customs and Border Protection to settle the criminal investigation and pay fines but this was subject to approval by VW’s board. It could be approved as […]
Volkswagen brand chief Herbert Diess says the company must “assume all responsibilities” after a Volkswagen executive was arrested in the US on conspiracy charges in the “dieselgate” emissions-cheating scandal. Speaking at the Detroit auto show, Diess also says he hopes American customers “will give us another chance if we behave correctly.” https://youtu.be/dyD4kU7_3CU
ALGIERS, Algeria (AFP) — Volkswagen on Sunday signed a deal with its Algerian sales partner Sovac for the construction of a vehicle assembly plant in the North African country, officials told a news conference. Under the deal, worth $170 million (160 million euros), the plant will produce its first car in June 2017 and is expected to increase output to more than 100 vehicles a day. The assembly line will be built in Relizane, 320 […]
by Tangi QUEMENER PARIS, France (AFP) — Automakers at the Paris Motor Show on Thursday unveiled several electric cars with a range of up to 400 km, a technological leap designed to turn the page on the “dieselgate” scandal that sullied the industry’s image. Troubled German automaker Volkswagen led the electric charge on the opening day of the biennial show, where it aims to rebound from the emissions cheating scandal that engulfed it a year […]
Volkswagen engineer indicted in US emissions case NEW YORK, United States (AFP) – A Volkswagen engineer is expected to help the US pursue its criminal case against the German automaker after pleading guilty Friday to helping create the illegal emissions-cheating device installed on VW diesel cars. James Liang, 62, agreed to cooperate with US prosecutors developing a criminal case against Volkswagen, after he was indicted in Detroit federal court for his role developing the emissions “defeat […]
FRANKFURT, Germany (AFP) – by Tom BARFIELD Embattled auto giant Volkswagen said on Monday it would halt production at six plants in Germany for several days as a legal dispute with two key suppliers deepened. Around 27,700 workers would have their work hours slashed by the end of August in a new headache for the group which is struggling to move past an emissions cheating scandal that is costing billions. VW had been forced to take […]
(Reuters) Volkswagen has won German regulatory approval for technical fixes on another 460,000 diesel cars with illicit emissions control software, it said on Sunday, raising the number of vehicles cleared for repair to over 5 million. Approval by Germany’s motor vehicle authority KBA is valid for countries throughout Europe where 8.5 million diesel cars are affected by Volkswagen’s emissions test-rigging scandal. About 11 million autos are implicated globally. In the United States, where VW’s manipulations […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — The head of Volkswagen’s South Korean unit apologised Thursday as he presented himself to state prosecutors for questioning over the German carmaker’s emissions fraud scandal. Johannes Thammer, CEO of Volkswagen Korea, was summoned by the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office a week after South Korea banned the sale of 80 Volkswagen AG models. “Fist of all, I want to say that I am sorry for the situation and we will […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)– California regulators on Wednesday rejected a plan by Volkswagen to fix some 16,000 diesel vehicles involved in the carmaker’s costly emissions-cheating scandal. The measures proposed by Volkswagen for recalling its 3-liter diesel cars were “incomplete, substantially deficient and fall far short of meeting the legal requirements,” the California Air Resources Board said in a letter to the automaker. Authorities would “continue the on-going technical discussions” with Volkswagen to “ensure a legally and technically […]
